Chapter 31 Prince, you must keep your word! "It may not be the fifth prince."
Fang Chen said calmly.
He went to the Zhige Poetry Club specifically today to see if there were any monks around the prince. The result was that there were no monks, but this didn't mean anything.
Today it has been confirmed that the Taoist man did indeed stay in Daxia Kyoto for a short time last night.
He had seen the Blood Spirit Technique and knew that if these monks wanted to practice, they would not be able to cut off the human essence and blood. This Taoist had stayed in Kyoto for so long, how many people in Great Xia had died at his hands? "In this regard, we should be able to find some clues."
Fang Chen whispered to himself.
After a few breaths, he glanced at Xu Ge not far away: "Send her back to the house and let Lao Huang keep an eye on her."
When Xu Ge heard this, he immediately stepped forward and smiled at Goddess Xiao: "Let's go."
"What are you going to do?"
Goddess Xiao frowned.
"What's with you?"
Fang Chen smiled.
"I want to follow you."
Goddess Xiao's eyes moved slightly.
"We did reach an agreement, but that doesn't mean you can follow me wherever I go. If you don't understand this, I will send you away from Kyoto now."
Fang Chen stood up and left without saying a word.
Goddess Xiao fell silent immediately.
Seeing this, Xu Ge grinned and said, "Why, do you really think that my heir apparent has married into your Xiao family? Don't forget, you are our hostage now."
"Humph."
Goddess Xiao snorted coldly and left with Xu Ge without saying a word.
Hermitage.
Fang Chen paused quietly for a moment, and a figure quietly came behind him, clasping his fists and bowing:
"My lord, what are your orders?"
"Zhao Sixing, is there anything wrong in the case files in Dahua Temple in recent years?"
Fang Chen turned around and looked at the other person with a faint smile on his face.
The person who came was none other than Zhao Sixing, the highest ranking official in the Dahua Zhuang was his subordinate, and he was the one who sent Yuan Zhuang to arrest Fang Chen.
Zhao Sixing's expression changed. Why did the prince suddenly ask about the case files of Dahua Temple?He thought about it carefully and whispered:
"Your Majesty, if you want to talk about weirdness, there are indeed some cases that are quite weird."
"Tell me about it."
Fang Chen nodded.
"Just two years ago, someone came to Dahua Temple to report that his sister had been missing from the master's mansion for many years without any news.
After some research, I found out that his sister was working as a maid in the house of the Minister of Rites. My subordinate Sizhi Yuanzhuang went to investigate and learned that his sister might have eloped with someone. "
Zhao Sixing said slowly: "This matter was settled, but not long after, Yuan Zhuang discovered that the person who reported the matter also disappeared, leaving his seriously ill mother alone at home, who almost starved to death.
Yuan Zhuang reported this matter to me. I felt that something was not right. The person who reported it to the official might have been silenced, so I asked people to continue to investigate the matter. "
Having said this, he glanced at Fang Chen and said, "Many people have disappeared in the Minister of Rites' Mansion over the years, and his sister is just one of them.
Therefore, I reported the matter to Shaoqing. After all, only he was qualified to order someone to ask the Minister of Rites to come back for questioning. "
"and after."
Fang Chen said.
Zhao Sixing stroked his beard and said, "Shaoqing suppressed this matter and said that the people who disappeared in the house of the Minister of Rites were all because the Minister of Rites was too kind, so he had other ideas and stole some property and ran away. "
"His explanation is reasonable even if he barely manages to do so. Even our family has had servants like this before."
Fang Chen smiled lightly and said, "What does Zhao Sixing think is weird?"
"First of all, the first person to report to the official is a well-known filial son. It is impossible for him to quietly disappear due to other reasons, ignoring his seriously ill mother at home."
Zhao Sixing said: "Secondly, when Yuan Zhuang was investigating this matter, one of his subordinates had his arm cut off. It seems that someone is threatening us. I hope we will not continue to investigate." He paused. After a pause, "For the safety of my subordinates, I have suppressed this matter. However, in the past few years, I have occasionally paid attention to the situation of the Minister of Rites."
"Has there ever been a servant disappearing?"
Fang Chen said.
"This will never happen again."
Zhao Sixing shook his head, and a glimmer of light slowly flashed in his eyes: "My lord, do you also feel that something is not right about this matter?"
"After you go back, ask your subordinates to check the records of disappearances that occurred in Kyoto, Daxia, in the past six years... no, in the past 20 years.
Some case files do not involve officials, so they will not be reported to Dahua Temple, but will be reported to Fuyin. You know what to do. "
Fang Chen said.
Zhao Sixing's expression gradually became solemn, he nodded, turned around and left.
In his opinion, this matter has been noticed by the prince, which means that this matter is not trivial. There may be some secret hidden behind the disappearance case file, or it may be related to Qingsong!
"Your Majesty, have you finished talking to Zhao Sixing? Then it's my turn."
Fairy Jade waited for Zhao Sixing to leave, then quietly appeared.
She followed Fang Chen and others all the way, because not only was he very good at light kung fu, he also mastered the art of disguise, so he would not be recognized easily.
"I have nothing to tell you."
Fang Chen said helplessly.
"Your Majesty, what is the origin of that maid beside you today?"
Fairy Jade said curiously.
"Goddess Xiao."
Fang Chen said.
Fairy Jade was slightly startled, and a look of astonishment flashed in her eyes: "Goddess Xiao? How could she..."
"She volunteered to stay as a hostage. In this way, Xiao Langshuai will protect the third prince's life, and he will not be angry and take it out on me because I killed some Qingsong Wufu in Kyoto."
Fang Chen smiled.
"Then she definitely doesn't know. Based on the Third Prince's calculations, if Qingsong wants to kill him, it will be as difficult as going to heaven."
Fairy Jade couldn't help but laugh.
"Yes, this guy's brain is so good. He must have been busy with Qingsong in the past five years. If he wanted to, he would have returned to Daxia Kyoto long ago."
Fang Chen smiled and said: "When he knows the news in Kyoto, it won't take long for you and me to see him."
The prince was afraid that he would go to welcome the third prince back.
Little did he know that his understanding of his third brother was too one-sided.
The third prince once took the initiative to go to Qingsong to be a hostage. Now, he has the ability to take the initiative to return to Daxia. For this, Fang Chen has enough confidence in him.
Both of them are like-minded people, and they will not easily lose their lives for the sake of the billions of people in Daxia.
"Your Majesty, even if you know this, you still want to keep Goddess Xiao by your side. Are you attracted by her beauty? As far as I know, Goddess Xiao is not very well-behaved in her daily life."
Jade Fairy said faintly.
"Some people want her to die, but five years ago, I did owe Xiao Langshuai my life in Sanjie Mountain."
Fang Chen sighed softly: "No matter what, I will save Goddess Xiao's life. When she returns to Qingsong, we will owe nothing to each other."
"Then... can I also stay with you and be a maid? You see, some people call me a prostitute today. I feel really aggrieved."
Fairy Jade lowered her head and said.
"We'll wait until you are promoted to Qi Control."
Fang Chen waved his hand, turned and left.
"Qi control?"
Fairy Jade's eyes lit up, and then she waved her fist at Fang Chen: "Your Majesty, you must keep your word!"
(End of this chapter)